Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-02
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest In a
Condensed Form.

A new plctute llh'io i'SN"A'
been started in East Portland.
Many new contracts have been let
Tor the erection oi dwelling houses in
this city, says Biker city paper.
The grain crop of A. B. Conley, OF
Sand Ridge, near the Cove, Union
county, amounts to 10000 bushels.
Nine car loads OF ore have been re-
ceived at the reduction works In East
Portland from the C@uf dAlene
mines.
Notwithstanding the fact that elgh y
one new residences have been ere ia
in Astoria the past year, desirable
houses are scarce.
Regular shipments OF -four are new
being made to China hy Portland
firm. Bv the lat Canadian fhclhc
steamer 600 tons were forwarded, 1t
was sent by rail to Tacoma and thence
by boat to Vancouver.
The s Gamer Telephone, the fss'es'
stern whe, Ter probably IN the world
caught fire near Astoria and burned t."
the waters edge. All The passenger.
with one exception (tn intoxic tea
mani escaped without injury. The
steamer cost about $4,000.
Near the old mining camp OF Clarks-
vile, a couple Of white men made n
raid on a Chinese cabin, and took ny
force Whatever of food supplies they
wanted and then went to the mining
claims near by and helped themselves
to $50 clean up that the Chlnamen
mad raj ed from the sluices.
Reports OF the coast survey from
rillamook bay down TO the Yaqulna
He Ids lighthouse, and from Yaqnina
pier to the Umpqua, have just been
made by Messrs. Rockwell AMI Dick
ems, of the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey. Much new and i'm
portant information is included in this
survey.
Southern Pacific off ;ials state that
the California & Oregon road will un'
doubtedly be completed by December
|. and that before The 10th of the month
through trains will be running to and
from Portland. Just as som rs the
last rails are laid General Manager A
N. Towne says that an initial excursion
will be run to Por land, to give busi
ness men chance to see the road and
the new territory.
John II. Hogan, OF d ifur, died flom
wounds inflicted Ivy his own hand. IL,
had quarrel with his wife and shot
live times at her, one ball taking Ell Ct
in her arm and one in her hand. H
then shot him- eli in the breast, the bal
coming out under the shoulder. L
WIS very unfortunate affair. Hngar
was welLto-do farmer, and an old set
tier. He leaves wife and four chill
dren. He was quarrels )me when drunk
but generally considered Il good citi
zen.
Martin Chrsman, who came neal
being murdered on Sucker creek, Ogn.
by one Raney, has so far recovered
consciousness as to be able to tell al
about the facts in the matter. He VA
struck in the head by rock thrown
by Rancy, which knocked him off hi
mule; then Raney beat him with ,
,I',n u, r,IS 10 tia"f UNI o",a.d otvA ';n'
beat him again, dragged him to an If
rigating ditch, threw him in and pieC
stones on him. Raney is still at large
james Hamilton, native of LtncA
shire, aged Is years, an apprentice 1t
aboard the British bark Ltdy Law
renee. lying at Victoria wharf, Albina
was drowned. He was engaged il
p Uniting the side OF the vessel from
staging, and, at the time Of the acct
dent, was leaning against n whea
chute which projected from the lowe
fl nor If the wharf. Suddenly the chut
slipped back and the lad WAS precipi
tated into the water. 1mmediatel,
'hree brave sailors aboard the ship
hearing the splash, sprapg into tn
water to rescue him, but he did no
rise to the surface. The body was re
covered about twenty minutes la:er.
Walter Sutton, editor OF the Col
Beach Gasetto, at E lensburgh, Oregon
shot and killed Thomas Cunningham
Cunningham fired one shot ut his wife
who ran, and then points d the pistu
at Sutton, but the latter killed him in
SANITY. The coroner's jury brough
4 in verdict of justiiAble homicide
? Family trouble WAS the cause of tn
? shooting. Cunningham, about fou
) years ago, married Lena Zahniz ,r,
niece Of Sutton's. He WAS sailor, nd
: dlcted to drinking, an | when in hi
l cups quarr'l -ome, and at times nun
r derous. He was at these times yer,
, abusive to his wife. Sutton is highl
= esteemed cit zen of Coos county. an,
WIS member OF the Legislature o
y 1855.